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HabitatDiscourse
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

 Freemium

Self-hosting is free; hosted plans are paid and start with a free trial.

Self-hosted Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
  • Discussions tied to specific local locations
  • No ads or data harvesting
  • Can be self-hosted from the public source code
  • Covers forums, voting on ideas and team chat in one place
  • Small, young project with a limited community
  • Each instance serves one local area
  • Self-hosting needs a server and ongoing maintenance
  • Hosted plans are paid after the trial
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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